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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2774: New tax preferences

Strengthening the review of the legislature's goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide a statement of legislative intent.

Summary

  • Requires introduced bills, that adopt a new tax preference or expand or extend an existing tax preference, to include legislative intent provisions, establishing the policy goals and any related metrics that might provide context and/or data for purposes of reviewing the preference. Provides that a bill that is enacted without the legislative intent provisions does not take effect.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2012
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Troy Kelley (D-28)
Introduced
February 7, 2012 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to strengthening the review of the legislature's goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide a statement of legislative intent;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Troy Kelley (D-28)

11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Derek Stanford D-1Mark Miloscia D-30Tami Green D-28Bob Hasegawa D-11Brian Blake D-19Chris Reykdal D-22Cindy Ryu D-32Sharon Wylie D-49Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Gerry Pollet D-46Jeannie Darneille D-27

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 2774 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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